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Artem Pronichkin Jan 19, 2025

https://infosec.exchange/@kevinrothrock/113852905128944786

would've been expected, but probably worth documenting anyways.

1. it does not work in the app, nor can you install the app if your phone/store account is registered in the US.
2. it does work in the browser if you're not logged in, as long as you're connected to Internet abroad. (As I'm in Canada right now, for instance.)
3. the moment you log in using your US account, it does not work in the browser anymore.

so, a VPN would hypothetically help only if you create a new user account. Which means all your videos, subscription, likes and other saved data is gone.

(Tiktok currently offers its US users to download their data. But it's unclear if there's any use for it besides merely reading with a naked eye and remembering things.)

Kevin Rothrock (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image TikTok is fortunate for President Trump. 🙏

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Artem Pronichkin Jan 19, 2025

(I'm dumb and do not know how to repost on Mastodon)

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Artem Pronichkin Jan 19, 2025

the funniest thing is that for a typical Russian it all started in 2018 with blocking of Telegram.

(of course, they blocked things long before, with one of the first websites to be blocked being Grani as early as 2014 and Kavkaz-center even before that. But it all went unnoticed for an average person.)

Telegram used to fight fiercely, just as all the websites blocked before it. TikTok obliged from day zero. Very different attitude, and it would be interesting to compare reaction of Russian society with that of the American public in the coming days.

I do not know if it's good or bad, honestly. But finally, we all have a good answer to "why didn't you just overthrow Putin, you cowards?"

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Artem Pronichkin

FWIW, I just created a brand-new account in Canada, and it works while in Canada. However, trying to log in with the same account while in the US gives you the same "sorry we're banned, all hail to Trump" stub.